advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
(period of) a year; during an era
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
proposed site; site chosen
to encamp; to take up positions
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
whispered conversation; whispering
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to take away; to carry off